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5:43 a.m. EDT May 16, 2013

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.(Photo: Zade Rosenthal, AP)

You may not have won $360 million last night, but there is consolation in the fact that neither did anyone else. No ticket sold matched Wednesday night's winning numbers: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. Onward and upward, though. Saturday's drawing will have a jackpot of $475 million.

Several tornadoes slammed into an area west of the Dallas- Fort Worth region Wednesday night, causing at least six deaths and injuring several dozen.

The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded in New Orleans was taken into custody, police said.

Prince Harry recently wrapped up his tour of the USA with a polo match in Greenwich, Conn. Harry is full of games. Here's a brief look at the red-haired royal's other athletic exploits.

Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro town in Mindoro Oriental province in the Philippines this week. How did they break the political deadlock? They flipped for it, of course.

Bonus: The critics have boldly spoken. Star Trek Into Darkness is out and J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated movie is either "a great deal of brash fun (The Los Angeles Times) or "pretty dumb and sometimes needlessly muddled" (The New York Times). USA TODAY's own Claudia Puig calls the movie a "clever, exhilarating action adventure."